Former Russian football player Alexander Kanishchev, Zenit St. He said he did not understand why St. Petersburg decided to sign Brazilian defender Mario Fernandez. The words of the former actor are in the lead role “RB Sports”.
“The team no longer has a serious competition – only RPL. It’s time to cook, play with Russian football players. For some reason they get another Brazilian … Fernandez’s transfer is not about football, but about something else, ”Kanishchev said.
From 2012 to 2022, Fernandez played for CSKA. As part of the red-blues, the defender became the Russian champion three times, won the Russian Super Cup three times and the Russian Cup once.
Fernandez made his debut as part of the Russian national team at the 2018 World Cup and failed to score the decisive penalty goal in the post-match series in the quarterfinals against the Croatian national team.
In the 2022/23 season, Zenit became the champion of Russia for the fifth time in a row, collecting 70 points in 30 games. The team will play against CSKA on July 15 for the Russian Super Cup. The fight will begin at 17:00 Moscow time.
Previously coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev discretion It is possible that Fernandez will be transferred to Zenit.